Japan

Shinji Kagawa Japan left it very late to earn a thrilling 3-3 draw against Haiti on Tuesday, with Shinji Kagawa the hero.

Hirofumi Moriyasu Defeat to Qatar last time out means few are giving Saudi Arabia much chance against Japan - motivation for boss Juan Antonio Pizzi.

Roberto Martinez Only winning the World Cup or coming painfully close will spare Roberto Martinez from condemnation as Belgium seek to fulfil their destiny.

With the draw for the World Cup complete, we have analysed Groups A-D with the help of Opta data.

Zinedine Zidane Chelsea forward Eden Hazard concedes he has to fall into line behind Belgium colleague and Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne at present.

Tim Cahill Tim Cahill has called on the Australian public not to lose faith in the Socceroos ahead of January's AFC Asian Cup Down Under.

Roberto Martinez After resting many of his stars against England, Belgium coach Roberto Martinez has a squad hungry to face Japan in Rostov-on-Don.

Japan Maya Yoshida thinks Japan's settled starting XI will see the defending Asian Cup champions improve again in the quarter-finals.

Tae-Hoon Lee Japan's road to the 2018 World Cup in Russia continues with Thursday's qualifier against Cambodia.

Dodo Brazil coach Dunga has called-up Dodo and Mario Fernandes for October's friendlies with Argentina and Japan.